What is MusicLINKs?

The LINKages Society of Alberta’s MusicLINKs Program  will bridge the intergenerational gap between senior citizens living in care homes and youth in the community by bringing them together to connect over music as well as the memories, meaning and emotions associated with it.

About MusicLINKs

Inspired by the MUSIC & MEMORY™ program as featured on the documentary Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory, LINKages is launching MusicLINKs.

MusicLINKs will be a music based program in which young people will put together a collection of songs for senior citizens who otherwise may not have easy access to the music they enjoy, or have enjoyed in the past. The youth and seniors will come together to connect over music as well as the memories, meaning and emotions associated with each piece. As a result of the program, each senior will receive their own personal music device with a selection of music the youth and seniors collaborate to create together.

The benefits of music in the lives of seniors is receiving increasing attention and there are already programs in numerous places around the world that incorporate music-based programs in their assisted living and healthcare facilities. LINKages is building on this brilliant idea and inviting youth to participate in the process of bringing music back into the lives of seniors by drawing on their capacity to utilize technology.

Not only would the seniors receive the gift of music, the youth volunteers will also have a wonderful opportunity of fostering a meaningful connection with another individual that can share new memories, meaning and stories around music.

To learn more about the movement that inspired MusicLINKs and to view the documentary, please visit http://www.aliveinside.us/